Wide converter can be attached by using the dedicated adaptor ring ZCA-100 and will provide equivalent to 28mm view angle in 35mm film. The closest subject distance: Recording mode: 38cm (from CCD), 28cm (from the front of wide converter) Macro mode : 12cm (from CCD), 2cm (from the front of wide converter) *1 Select wide converter in the setup menu. (Optical zoom will be fixed at wideangle end.) *2 Built-in flash can be used when attaching a filter, but the bottom of the image will be darker in macro photography. In this case, use of program flash 5600HS(D), 3600HS(D), 2500(D) (sold separately) is recommended. *3 Filter and wide converter lens can not be used at the same time.